Golden Lily (Bulbinopsis bulbosa)

Family: Asphodelaceae | Edibility: Edible (3/5)

Bulbinopsis bulbosa is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.5 m (1ft 8in) by 0.3 m (1ft). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 9. It is in flower from June to July. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs). Suitable for: light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils, prefers well-drained soil and can grow in nutritionally poor soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Roots/Tubers

Harvest Seasons: Fall, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Tuber - cooked. Starchy and palatable when grown in moist conditions. Plants only produce one tuber and that is up to 3cm wide. — Starchy and palatable when grown in moist conditions.; Plants only produce one tuber and that is up to 3cm wide.

Habitat & North American Range

Grassland and rock crevices, in swampy situations up to the sub-alpine zone. Usually found on flats or sandy soils. Woodlands, grassland and saltbush plains. (Zone 8)